The Big Ten has been a mess, and after a little more than a quarter of the season has passed we are ready to had out some grades. And they are not pretty.
Before the season began the Big Ten looked to be a quality conference... Read more

The Big Ten West hits the ground running as the first week of the season is here.
The newly minted division of the conference does not feature either of the two new schools. It is seven schools who are fully acclimated to the conference... Read more

It is time to close out this series with a quick look at special teams.
Football.com has already given you a look at the Big Ten's All-BCS offense and defense, but now we shift to those specialists who help decide the game in their unique ways... Read more

Last week, we brought you the All-Big Ten defense in the BCS era. Now, it is time for the offense.
Where the defense provided many areas of argument and debate the offensive side of the ball arguably offers more... Read more

The BCS was a controversial system, but no one can argue the excitement that it brought on a week-in-week-out basis.
A lot of talent passed through the Big Ten during the BCS era, and we here at Football... Read more

The 2014 NFL Draft has come and gone, and another class of players exit the NCAA and head to the league.
After seven full rounds, 30 players from the Big Ten got drafted. It was good enough for fourth-most, but still far behind the SEC... Read more

Week one of the college football season is great for two reasons.
The first reason is that it means college football is back! You get to cheer on your favorite school with optimism and expectations through the roof... Read more

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The Purdue Boilermakers have a history dating back to their first intercollegiate game in 1887. The team, which represents Purdue University, has been successful on the field and has produced 184 NFL draft selections and four eventual Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. The Boilermakers' main rivals inclue the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Indiana Hoosiers, the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The rivalry with Indiana has traditionally been seen as their biggest rivalry, with the two teams competing for the Old Oaken Bucket.

Although they have never been crowned as National Champions, Purdue have completed five unbeaten seasons throughout history. The first occurred in 1891, when they finished with a 4–0 record. The following year, they went 8-0; a feat which was repeated in the 1929 season. In 1932, they posted a 7–0–1 record and in 1943, they finished the season with a record of 9-0.

In addition, the team have earned twelve Conference Championships, which consists of four Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association wins and eight Big Ten Conference titles. Their most recent win came in the 2000 Big Ten Conference. Purdue have made 17 appearances in bowl games and currently hold a 9-8 record in them.

Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Hank Stram and Rod Woodson have all been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while other notable former players include Mike Phipps and Mark Herrmann. Both Phipps and Herrmann won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Since its opening in 1924, the team have played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. The venue has been expanded and renovated several times, including in the early part of the 21st century. It currently has an official capacity of 62,500, although the record attendance figure was set at 71,629 for a game against Indiana back in 1980.